Christy is elated when her best friend and favorite redhead arrives in Newport Beach. The reason for Katie’s journey from Kenya is complicated but that doesn’t stop the two Peculiar Treasures from hoping for lots of memorable catch-up time. Their plans keep getting altered and Christy can tell something is wrong. Katie isn’t herself. Add to that the ongoing demands Christy feels as the mother of a toddler along with her husband’s determination to not cancel their vacation plans. Nothing se...

Katie has fallen for two new loves. Even before Katie exits the plane in Nairobi she wonders if she was crazy to spontaneously fly off to Africa with Eli. This is his world. He has no trouble falling in sync with the rhythm of life in the beautiful Kenyan highlands. He also seems to have no hesitation in letting Katie know how he feels about her. Katie is captivated by it all, but she needs time. Fortunately, Eli and Africa are both patient as well as irresistible. All Katie really needs i...

Katie is about to be amazed. Ever since high school when she hung out with her best friend, Christy Miller, Katie has wondered what it would be like to be Rick Doyle's girlfriend. Is she about to find out? The swirl of her life catches her off balance when she receives an unexplained bouquet, an unexpected call from her mother and unhappy news about her beloved car, Baby Hummer. Rick's new roommate, Eli, complicates things by inviting Katie on a midnight jaunt to see a meteor shower. Under...

Katie has every reason to smile at her future. College graduation is almost here, and Katie is pretty sure she and Rick are ready to make plans for their future together. Why does Eli keeps igniting thoughts of new adventures and spontaneity? His wild love for God challenges her and he seems to always be right there when she needs support. Katie reminds herself that Rick is one she's been waiting for. Rick can offer her stability and purpose. The closer she gets to the brink of launching i...

As Christy blows out the 26 candles on her birthday cake, she closes her eyes and makes a wish. Could this be the year that she and Todd finally have a baby? They know that everything will change once they have a child. Are they ready for all the adjustments a new little one would bring? Christy isn't sure. But as her closest friends announce they are expecting, Christy's heart carries an ache for a child of her own. On their way home from Sierra's wedding, Todd opens up the discussion of ...

Book 2 in the Christy & Todd: The Married Years series. Christy would never think of missing Katie's big day, even though she's getting married in Kenya. Todd has been waiting his whole life to stand up as the best man for his dad's wedding. But what will Todd say when Christy tells him the doctor's diagnosis the day before they leave for Africa? Will they finally settle in and start a home?

When Christy Miller met Todd Spencer the summer she turned fifteen she only dreamed that theirs would be a forever love. Now that they have been married for almost two years, Christy and Todd are facing challenges neither of them expected. Everything that felt familiar in their relationship is being shaken. All they had hoped for in their future together is about to change. When Christy shares her life-altering news with Todd, she doesn't receive the joyful response she was expecting. Aunt...

Katie catches more than just the bouquet at Christy and Todd's wedding. Just when her future as a college senior seems questionable, Katie catches a desirable position on campus, and everything begins to line up. That is, until she also catches the attention of Eli, a new student at Rancho Corona University. Why does Eli keep looking at her that way? And what does all this mean to her "almost" boyfriend, Rick? He is the one who keeps saying their relationship should stay in the slow lane. ...

Sandy Toes Christy & Todd: The Baby Years. Book #1 Robin Jones Gunn A new season begins for Christy and Todd with a pregnancy test and a disillusioning visit to the doctor. As they try to catch their balance, Todd’s job swerves in a new direction; Aunt Marti overdoes her self-assigned role of preparing for the family’s addition-to-come; and Christy’s parents face surprising changes that might take them back to Wisconsin. Christy misses Katie more than ever, and just when she thinks life wi...

Christy's life with Todd and their two little ones in their cozy Newport Beach cottage is everything she ever hoped for. So why is it she can't find balance and a sense of worth in this new season? Is it the crazy mood swings and self-image dips that keep taking her down? Or is it that Todd is about to leave and take a group of students to Kenya for three weeks? Christy would love to go with him and see her best friend, Katie. As she tries to figure out what's next, Christy's brother asks ...

When Abby and her 12-year-old daughter leave their home on Maui and set off across the United States on a road trip to Louisiana, Abby is sure that this trip is about Hannah. Abby wants Hannah to receive a blessing from Abby's grandmother and the matriarch of the family. This blessing, she is sure, will fill Hannah with confidence as she heads into the challenging years of adolescence. What Abby doesn't expect, is that in many ways, this trip is about her and her own complicated relationsh...

Christy Miller is now an independent nineteen-year-old college student living in Switzerland, where she's been attending an international university. After being on her own for nearly a year, Christy is surprised and delighted when her two closest friends, Todd and Katie, come to Switzerland to spend the summer break traveling around Europe.The three of them have very different expectations for the trip that threaten to make the time together much less pleasant than it could be. Th...